The market for equities has gone through numerous crises, bubbles and ups and downs, but when an initial public offering comes, it can create lots of excitement for investors and generate perhaps billions of dollars for the company.
TORONTO (Reuters) - Thousands of Canadian retailers already have equipment in place to let customers pay for purchases with a swipe of their mobile phones, putting the country in the lead in developing a system that could one day make cash obsolete.
Friday, 11 May 2012 | Source: The Associated Press
Wright Express Corp. said Friday it acquired privately held CorporatePay, a U.K. company that offers corporate prepaid Visa and MasterCard products, for 17 million pounds ($27.5 million) cash.
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